Team India closed on victory in the opening Test after striking twice to reduce Sri Lanka to 175-6 at lunch on the final day in Galle on Wednesday

Chasing a target of 372 runs, Sri Lanka was 197 runs adrift with four wickets in hand

A rock-solid Sonal Dinusha was batting on 65 at lunch along with Keshara Nuwantha on eight

Resuming on an overnight score of 84-4, Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva dug deep alongside first-innings centurion Dinusha, adding 95 runs for the fifth wicket

Team India's perseverance paid off when Prasidh Krishna had wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella caught behind for 10